The Lost Libraries of Tunis

The Lost Libraries of Tunis
Title The Lost Libraries of Tunis PDF eBook
Author Laura Hinrichsen
Publisher Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Pages 322
Release 2024-07-02
Genre
ISBN 3111343936

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The Pillars of Hercules

The Pillars of Hercules
Title The Pillars of Hercules PDF eBook
Author
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Pages 410
Release 1850
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Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences

Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences
Title Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences PDF eBook
Author John D. McDonald
Publisher CRC Press
Pages 5538
Release 2017-03-15
Genre Computers
ISBN 1000031543

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The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, comprising of seven volumes, now in its fourth edition, compiles the contributions of major researchers and practitioners and explores the cultural institutions of more than 30 countries. This major reference presents over 550 entries extensively reviewed for accuracy in seven print volumes or online. The new fourth edition, which includes 55 new entires and 60 revised entries, continues to reflect the growing convergence among the disciplines that influence information and the cultural record, with coverage of the latest topics as well as classic articles of historical and theoretical importance.

Lost Libraries

Lost Libraries
Title Lost Libraries PDF eBook
Author J. Raven
Publisher Springer
Pages 308
Release 2004-01-31
Genre History
ISBN 0230524257

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This pioneering volume of essays explores the destruction of great libraries since ancient times and examines the intellectual, political and cultural consequences of loss. Fourteen original contributions, introduced by a major re-evaluative history of lost libraries, offer the first ever comparative discussion of the greatest catastrophes in book history from Mesopotamia and Alexandria to the dispersal of monastic and monarchical book collections, the Nazi destruction of Jewish libraries, and the recent horrifying pillage and burning of books in Tibet, Bosnia and Iraq.

Libraries in Russia

Libraries in Russia
Title Libraries in Russia PDF eBook
Author Valerie Leonov
Publisher Walter de Gruyter
Pages 248
Release 2011-12-22
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 3110955873

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In Libraries in Russia, the author, Valerii Leonov, pursues the history of the first Russian national library, the Library of the Russian Academy of Science (Bibliotheca Akademii Nauk, short: BAN), from the beginning of the 18th century to the present. The library was founded by Peter the Great in 1714 and served as a model for the foundation of further libraries during the 18th century. This historical description is based on extensive historical and bibliographic material, including unique archive material, which is edited here for the first time. The title will be of interest to all in the humanities and everyone interested in Russian history and culture.

International Dictionary of Library Histories

International Dictionary of Library Histories
Title International Dictionary of Library Histories PDF eBook
Author David H. Stam
Publisher Taylor & Francis
Pages 564
Release 2001
Genre History
ISBN 9781579582449

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This volume is a comprehensive collection of critical essays on The Taming of the Shrew, and includes extensive discussions of the play's various printed versions and its theatrical productions. Aspinall has included only those essays that offer the most influential and controversial arguments surrounding the play. The issues discussed include gender, authority, female autonomy and unruliness, courtship and marriage, language and speech, and performance and theatricality.

News Notes of California Libraries

News Notes of California Libraries
Title News Notes of California Libraries PDF eBook
Author California State Library
Publisher
Pages 1016
Release 1923
Genre Libraries
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Vols. for 1971- include annual reports and statistical summaries.